A new discovery for me today, this beer hails from Mexicali, the northern border city adjacent to Calexico – the Californian town that gives its name to the alternative country/Americana musical act.

The Lycan Lupus is a satisfying, bitter, flavoursome IPA that poured with a nice head and appearance in the glass.

The brewers have got the overall balance pretty much spot on, the fresh, hoppy aroma is just slightly sweet and seductive – drawing you in – but the sweetness is quickly tempered on the palate with lupulus acerbity.

This is the second IPA in this series from the northern border after La Lupulosa from Tijuana and so far they have been the standouts.